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For 7,599 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Autumn Tale
Lowest review score: 0 Car 54, Where Are You?
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,104 out of 7599
  2. Mixed: 1,473 out of 7599
  3. Negative: 1,022 out of 7599
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  1. Here on Earth
    An almost terminally sappy youth romance.
    • Chicago Tribune
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Waking the Dead
    By the time of Fielding's and Sarah's final, gooey encounter, she's not the only one who needs waking.
  3. The Color of Paradise
    The simplicity and idealism of The Color of Paradise are part of what makes it so attractive to near-jaded palates here. There are no evil characters in the film.
  4. Such a Long Journey
    A cinematic treat, thanks to the well-defined supporting characters, the flawless attention to detail and a performance by the great Roshan Seth - one of the most underrated actors of his generation - which is just about perfect.
    • Chicago Tribune
  5. X
    Could be the most overblown and confusing example of anime yet, as it piles one pretentious story element on top of another.
    • Chicago Tribune
    • 20 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Whatever It Takes
    So derivative and crass that it's far more entertaining to try to think of the dozens of films it's ripping off than it is to take any of it at face value.
  7. Erin Brockovich
    Takes the raw truth and makes it jubilantly, terrifically entertaining.
    • Chicago Tribune
  8. Beyond the Mat
    Surprisingly lacking in revelatory moments.
    • Chicago Tribune
  9. Final Destination
    Meets the low standards of a mediocre TV movie.
    • Chicago Tribune
  10. Mission to Mars
    One of the most gorgeous science-fiction movies ever - and probably also one of the most realistic in detail and scientific extrapolation
  11. The Ninth Gate
    Elegant, scary fun.
  12. Deterrence
    To say this movie's premise is bonkers is putting it mildly.
    • Chicago Tribune
    • 41 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    What Planet Are You From?
    Shandling and Nichols strain to reach a mainstream audience and wind up sounding like they, too, have been trained to tell us what we want to hear. Sorry, guys, but you don't score.
  14. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
    It's fun, but not obvious fun.
    • Chicago Tribune
  15. Drowning Mona
    A comedy murder mystery gone seriously astray, boasts an immensely talented cast .
    • Chicago Tribune
  16. The Next Best Thing
    All too obvious, all too easy, the sort of tongue-in-chic L.A. comedy that mistakes glibness for high style, heartfelt pop choruses for wisdom.
  17. 3 Strikes
    Most of the humor is aimed at 14-year-olds.
    • Chicago Tribune
    • 44 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    The Closer You Get
    Like sitting through a rerun of a show you kind of liked.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Mifune's Last Song
    Shares the characters' off-kilter yet human qualities.
  20. Wonder Boys
    An often-wondrous comedy, just as rich and surprising as "L.A. Confidential" but considerably less dark.
  21. Reindeer Games
    This new heist movie by the great thriller director John Frankenheimer flails around like its own dysfunctional gang of casino robbers.
  22. Judy Berlin
    Beautiful little film.
    • Chicago Tribune
  23. Pitch Black
    A rather wan version of "Jurassic Park" - a series of setups featuring humans being picked off by bigger, faster and stronger carnivores.
  24. Hanging Up
    (Matthau's) is a truly magical performance: hilarious, unguarded and deeply touching.
    • Chicago Tribune
    • 75 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
    Tells an inspiring story, unknown or forgotten by many, while bringing the past to life and illuminating issues that persist today.
    • Chicago Tribune
  26. The Whole Nine Yards
    Wacky and heartless, bloody and silly -- and it ends in a flourish of grotesque sentimentality.
  27. Not One Less
    A beautiful and genuinely spirit-lifting film about poverty and education.
  28. Boiler Room
    For a movie that begins so intriguingly, Boiler Room becomes boilerplate all too quickly.
    • Chicago Tribune
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Tigger Movie
    Disney has reinvigorated the Milne series while staying true both to his and illustrator E.H. Shepherd's original artistic visions.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Snow Day
    Succeeds in bringing the best attributes of Nickelodeon TV to the big screen.
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